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TomAF/iStock(BERLIN) — Austrian officials announced Tuesday that the home Adolf Hitler was born in will be turned into a police station. The decision follows a lengthy legal battle between the Austrian government and the owner […]

guvendemir/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. service members were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday. U.S. military officials said it did not appear that the helicopter went down as a result of enemy fire. […]

DNY59/iStock(STOCKHOLM) — Sweden has dropped a rape investigation involving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Officials said the evidence against Assange has weakened due to the long period of time that has elapsed since […]

KeithBinns/iStock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — The Taliban announced on Tuesday it has released two professors from the American University of Afghanistan who were held hostage by the group since 2016. American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks […]

Chase Scott/Big Dog Rescue(NEW YORK) —  Miracle, the puppy that was rescued in the Bahamas after surviving more than three weeks under debris from Hurricane Dorian, has a new family just in time for the […]

LewisTsePuiLung/iStock(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University has become the front line of a fight between protesters and authorities. Violence broke out on Sunday and turned into a tense standoff on Monday. Since Sunday morning, […]

ABC News(SEOUL, South Korea) — Pyongyang hit back hard in response to President Donald Trump’s recent tweet suggesting another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea is no longer interested in holding […]

Courtesy Adrianne Machina(SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested six people in connection with the death of an American teacher who was found dead in her home there last week, […]

iStock(HONG KONG) — Protests in Hong Kong have intensified with live bullets and explosions as police seek to end the standoff at Polytechnic University. The police have surrounded the university in what is the one […]

iStock(LONDON) — Prince Andrew, the third child of Queen Elizabeth, in a high-stakes interview with the British Broadcasting Corp. categorically denied allegations he had sex on multiple occasions with an American teenager who’s claimed she […]

omersukrugoksu/iStock(PARIS) — French police fired water cannons and tear gas in Paris on Saturday to drive back protesters marking the first anniversary of the anti-government yellow vest demonstrations. Demonstrators, many clad in black and hiding […]

Juanmonino/iStock(NEW YORK) — Kim Eunju escaped North Korea in 2005, disillusioned with the communist regime. She still vividly remembers that night when uniformed officers raided her home in Chongjin, Hamgyeongbuk-do, searching for petroleum that she […]

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — After a campaign ad for Former Vice President Joe Biden implied Kim Jong Un was a “tyrant,” North Korean state media responded on Thursday by blasting the 2020 Democratic candidate. The commentary […]

mammuth/iStock(ROME) — Italy’s government declared a state of emergency on Thursday after floodwaters ravaged Venice, causing inestimable damage to the centuries-old city. Twenty million euros (approximately $22 million, U.S.) is being set aside in response, […]

Erika Parfenova/iStock(PARIS) — The debate over the reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris continues. Since the April fire that burnt down the roof of Paris’ most beloved cathedral, causing the collapse of the […]

Yarygin/iStock(LONDON) — Canadian billionaire Guy Laliberte, co-founder of global circus company Cirque du Soleil, is being investigated for growing cannabis on his private island in French Polynesia. Laliberte, 60, turned himself in to police and […]

MBPROJEKT_Maciej_Bledowski/iStock(LONDON) — To the outside world, Princess Latifa of Dubai appeared to live a life of unbridled luxury. Whether it was skydiving over one of the world’s most scenic deserts or filming the exotic pets […]

clintspencer/iStock(NEW YORK) — A rare tornado struck the KwaZulu Natal Midlands in South Africa on Tuesday, killing two people, injuring 20 more and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The KwaZulu Natal Province, […]

naruedom/iStock(CABARETE, Dominican Republic) — An American teacher was found dead inside her apartment in the Dominican Republic following what appeared to be a robbery, local police said. Patricia Ann Anton, 63, had her hands and […]

NataliaCatalina/iStock(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will spend this Christmas, their first as parents to son Archie, apart from the rest of the royal family. The duke and duchess […]